Matchday timetable: Sheffield United (H)

Find out everything what's going on at Ewood Park tonight for the big Championship clash

3 October 2018

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What's going on at Ewood throughout the day? We host Sheffield United at Ewood Park this evening and here's our matchday timetable for the main event against the Blades...

09:00: Roverstore opens

12:00: Blues opens

17:00: Start of food service in Blues (also available midday to 2pm if you’re really early!).

17:30: Foster’s FanZone opens

17:45: Strikers’ Lounge opens

18:30: Concourses open

18:30: Rovers Return lottery tickets go on sale. Buying any two main draw tickets qualifies you for a free ticket into our separate ‘Golden Ticket draw’ for matchday hospitality.

18:45: The Foster’s Fanzone stage will be welcoming both sets of fans, with a selection of up-beat tunes to gear everyone up for the game.

19:10: Guest presenter Mike Graveston from 2BR will welcome a lucky child onto the FanZone stage to read out tonight’s teams and take home a Rovers goodie bag – first come, first served!

19:35: The Guard of Honour will be conducted by local schools who are working with Blackburn Rovers Community Trust on our School’s Sport Partnership Programme. Tonight’s participants represent the following schools – Avondale Primary, St. Aidan’s Primary, St. Anthony’s Primary, Daisyfield Primary, Brookhouse Primary, St. Stephens C of E (Blackburn) Primary and St. Peters (Darwen) Primary. They will also be joined by participants from our inclusion programme to welcome both teams onto the Ewood Park pitch.

19:42: The teams will be emerging from the tunnel, with Referee Mascot Farrell Saturley accompanying the match officials as we continue our new initiative to encourage referees of the future.

20:35: Rovers Return lottery draw. If you don’t hear the announcement over the PA system, check out the Community Trust’s Facebook and Twitter accounts (@BRFCTrust) or the club’s website at rovers.co.uk for all the results.

20:40: The seven local schools will also be walking around the pitch at half-time to show off their creative creations from our design a flag competition – showing the great links between the school and Blackburn Rovers Community Trust.